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Mahavastu [sanskrit verses and english]
by Émile Senart | 1882 | 56,574 words
This is the Sanskrit Mahavastu: a lengthy work on Buddhist teachings and narratives belonging to the school of early Buddhism (Mahasanghika). This edition only includes those metrical verses occuring in the various stories and Jatakas, as well as the corresponding English translation by J. J. Jones.
Verse 37.21
ये चेह दानानि ददन्ति पण्डिता प्रसन्नचित्ताः श्रमणब्राह्मणेषु ।
पुण्यानि कृत्वा इह जीवलोके इतो च्युतास्ते सुगतिं व्रजन्ति ॥ २१ ॥
ye ceha dānāni dadanti paṇḍitā prasannacittāḥ śramaṇabrāhmaṇeṣu |
puṇyāni kṛtvā iha jīvaloke ito cyutāste sugatiṃ vrajanti || 21 ||
But those who in this world wisely and cheerfully make gifts to brahmans and recluses, after their lives of virtue here pass at death to a state of bliss. (21)
English translation by J. J. Jones (1949) Read online
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (37.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Yat, Dana, Pandita, Prasanna, Citta, Shramana, Brahmana, Punya, Kritva, Kritvan, Iha, Jivaloka, Cyuta, Tad, Yushmad, Sugati, Vrajat, Vrajanti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 37.21). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “ye ceha dānāni dadanti paṇḍitā prasannacittāḥ śramaṇabrāhmaṇeṣu ”
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- ceha -
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√cah (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- dānāni -
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dāna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dān (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- dadanti -
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√dā (verb class 1)[present active third plural]√dad (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- paṇḍitā -
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paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]√paṇḍ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- prasanna -
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prasanna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prasanna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cittāḥ -
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citta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]cittā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śramaṇa -
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śramaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śramaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- brāhmaṇeṣu -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “puṇyāni kṛtvā iha jīvaloke ito cyutāste sugatiṃ vrajanti ”
- puṇyāni -
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puṇya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jīvaloke -
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jīvaloka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- ito -
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- cyutās -
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cyuta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]cyutā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- sugatim -
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sugati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sugati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vrajanti -
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√vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj -> vrajantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 37.21
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit